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August 17, 2008

Open Thread: Mets vs Pirates, 8/17/2008

Scribbled by: Eric Simon @ 12:23 pm | Filed under: Game Chatters

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Comment posted by Confused on August 17, 2008 at 9:31 pm (#808244)
that yellow book chick was hot.
Comment posted by mookie03 on August 17, 2008 at 9:32 pm (#808245)
DL, i’m guessing they played Jody?
Comment posted by 71 on August 17, 2008 at 9:33 pm (#808246)
im so bummed i missed all the fun.

me too, Confused….but at least you, mook and custer were missed!
baaahhh :(
Comment posted by metswin2008 on August 17, 2008 at 9:33 pm (#808248)
Speaking of Gerut, I thought it was funny that Gerut’s two victim’s, Show and Heilman, walked into the bar togethher

Has anyone heard from Custer? His idol was hanging with the Geeks. I still say we shouldve had him sign a corn stalk or something for him
Comment posted by Jessica on August 17, 2008 at 9:33 pm (#808247)
Hey, if the Mets get into the playoffs, I’d like the Dodgers to get in too… so that I could actually see a Mets playoff game, finally, live and in person.

Get gouged for a nosebleed seat and then… try to not get gouged with a knife for wearing my Reyes jersey.

I flew out to LA for Game 3 of the ‘06 NLDS, and the upper deck seats my uncle got were shockingly reasonably priced. The Dodgers fans were too busy playing with the annoying plastic rally noisemaker bats they gave away at the gate to entertain thoughts of violence (and half of them left after the eighth inning anyway).
Comment posted by TLC on August 17, 2008 at 9:34 pm (#808249)
I want to hit Jon Miller
Comment posted by Confused on August 17, 2008 at 9:34 pm (#808250)
Glad to hear everyone had fun at Geek Day. I promise I will be there next year if it’s in Baltimore or DC, and I’ll try my best if it’s somewhere else.

i have an email to my account rep at shea stadium. i hoping he has answer to who the mets play next year during intra league.
Comment posted by 71 on August 17, 2008 at 9:34 pm (#808251)
Get gouged for a nosebleed seat and then… try to not get gouged with a knife for wearing my Reyes jersey.

they won’t knife you at Dodger Stadium….maybe just toss hot latte at you
Comment posted by metswin2008 on August 17, 2008 at 9:35 pm (#808252)
You were missed to 71. Wish you wouldve been there. We couldve used another guy to start the bar room brawl with Heilman, lol
Comment posted by littlefallsmets on August 17, 2008 at 9:36 pm (#808253)
In ‘06, I did not have a job conducive to taking a day off to see a baseball game, even a playoff game.

In the job I am at now, my boss would probably just as me to take him with me… an Angels fan who would cheer the Mets just to piss off Dodger fans.
Comment posted by metswin2008 on August 17, 2008 at 9:36 pm (#808254)
Im thinking the avg nosebleed at shea will be about 125-150. Being its the last year and all. I paid 100 in ‘06
Comment posted by Confused on August 17, 2008 at 9:36 pm (#808255)
hopefully he isnt hurt.
Comment posted by TLC on August 17, 2008 at 9:43 pm (#808256)
Phucking Pat
Comment posted by PHL on August 17, 2008 at 9:45 pm (#808257)
Playoffs? I can’t believe we’re talking playoffs. 8^(

Tom Glavine

Athena, it was great to meet you and your family. I’ll quietly overlook your choice of favorite Met ::spit::, even. I mean, it’s not like you said Kenny Rogers…

::screech::
::boom::
::crash::
::sobbing::
Comment posted by DL on August 17, 2008 at 9:45 pm (#808258)
the padres suck :(
Comment posted by Danny on August 17, 2008 at 9:46 pm (#808259)
lol PHL
Comment posted by BOB A. BOOEY on August 17, 2008 at 9:47 pm (#808260)
allo gang ,,,,,
Comment posted by sheadenizen on August 17, 2008 at 9:47 pm (#808261)
allo booey!
Comment posted by Kneel Before Zod! on August 17, 2008 at 9:47 pm (#808262)
per espn, it’s good to have a few sluggers on your team
Comment posted by Danny on August 17, 2008 at 9:48 pm (#808263)
BOOEY
Comment posted by TLC on August 17, 2008 at 9:48 pm (#808264)
allo Bob!
Comment posted by 71 on August 17, 2008 at 9:48 pm (#808265)
hey booey, whats up?
Comment posted by sheadenizen on August 17, 2008 at 9:49 pm (#808266)
per espn, it’s good to have a few sluggers on your team

That’s why I watch them. They’re always insightful and you can learn a lot ;-)
Comment posted by mookie03 on August 17, 2008 at 9:50 pm (#808267)
why are there two 8pm games tonight? and why does it seem like texas is the only team that is allowed to conflict w/ sunday night baseball
Comment posted by BOB A. BOOEY on August 17, 2008 at 9:51 pm (#808268)
hmmmmmm im ok ,,,,,,,,,,,,same old back from a black tie wedding ,,,
so how was the weekend in pitt to any who went ???
Comment posted by Athena on August 17, 2008 at 9:54 pm (#808270)
Athena, it was great to meet you and your family. I’ll quietly overlook your choice of favorite Met ::spit::, even. I mean, it’s not like you said Kenny Rogers…

haha!

:hangs head:

I will say that he is not my favorite anymore. Having him back in a Braves is enough to cool my admiration. I can’t say that I like him very much much anymore, but I will probably never learn to hate him.
Comment posted by Jessica on August 17, 2008 at 9:54 pm (#808269)
Texas plays their Sunday games at night because it’s just oppressively hot there during the day.
Comment posted by littlefallsmets on August 17, 2008 at 9:55 pm (#808271)
The Padres aren’t very good at baseballs.
Comment posted by DL on August 17, 2008 at 9:55 pm (#808272)
rally time
Comment posted by sheadenizen on August 17, 2008 at 9:55 pm (#808273)
It was great booey. We all had a fun fun time. Next year you must come.

Go Pads! Get some runs!
Comment posted by TLC on August 17, 2008 at 9:55 pm (#808274)
They are sending the past ten minutes of color commentating to the people who determine broadcasting emmys. Joe will win for being a good dad and totally disregarding a 2 run ballgame
Comment posted by littlefallsmets on August 17, 2008 at 9:56 pm (#808275)
Dubya was too cheap to build a dome for ‘em.

Better spent on missles and cocaine. haha.
Comment posted by sheadenizen on August 17, 2008 at 9:56 pm (#808276)
Go pads!!!!! Score more!!!!!
Comment posted by mookie03 on August 17, 2008 at 9:56 pm (#808278)
really jess? that’s interesting… LOL at this “rally”
Comment posted by BOB A. BOOEY on August 17, 2008 at 9:56 pm (#808277)
pads are awful butt they just scored 2-1 ,,,,,,
Comment posted by metswin2008 on August 17, 2008 at 9:56 pm (#808279)
Wow Go Pads. Chip away!!!
Comment posted by TLC on August 17, 2008 at 9:57 pm (#808280)
Athena, u know that Glavine bleeds orange and blue still
Comment posted by littlefallsmets on August 17, 2008 at 9:57 pm (#808281)
Chip (Ambres) Away!
Comment posted by littlefallsmets on August 17, 2008 at 9:57 pm (#808282)
Chip (Ambres) Away!
Comment posted by mookie03 on August 17, 2008 at 9:58 pm (#808283)
my favorite quote so far: “I would’ve let gonzalez swing 3-0 because he is the only player on the team you know is capable of hitting it out of the ballpark”
Comment posted by DL on August 17, 2008 at 9:58 pm (#808284)
blech
Comment posted by Confused on August 17, 2008 at 9:59 pm (#808285)
once the pads traded tony clark, they lost their heart.
Comment posted by TLC on August 17, 2008 at 10:00 pm (#808286)
Good for Joe. His kids got scholarships to go play sports. I hate USC and I hate Stanford, more than ever before
Comment posted by BOB A. BOOEY on August 17, 2008 at 10:01 pm (#808287)
hey mook hey athena,,,,,
Comment posted by Athena on August 17, 2008 at 10:01 pm (#808289)
Athena, u know that Glavine bleeds orange and blue still

haha! Too late, Chris. I’ve lost my heart to Johan! ;)
Comment posted by sheadenizen on August 17, 2008 at 10:01 pm (#808288)
Chris, I was thinking the same thing. Some deserving kid isn’t getting in because Joe Morgan’s kids are getting a free ride.
Comment posted by DL on August 17, 2008 at 10:02 pm (#808290)
joe’s kids’ consistency got them those scholies
Comment posted by mookie03 on August 17, 2008 at 10:03 pm (#808291)
hey booey - NY was rockin’ this weekend, huh? ;)
Comment posted by Athena on August 17, 2008 at 10:05 pm (#808292)
Hey Booey! How’s it going?

To answer your earlier question, Pittsburgh was great. PNC is a beautiful park and the Mets cooperated by winning convincingly. And young Mr Kunz did his part to add drama to the very end. We had a great time, although I am now suffering from all the driving, late nights, sun and alcohol. I have a splitting headache!

How was the wedding?
Comment posted by BOB A. BOOEY on August 17, 2008 at 10:06 pm (#808293)
ohhhhhh yes it was nutty,,,,, yu mssed the weekend also huh ???
Comment posted by TLC on August 17, 2008 at 10:06 pm (#808294)
Joe seems cheap. If they didn’t get the scholarships, he would of made them go to Barstow Community College for the in state tuition
Comment posted by BOB A. BOOEY on August 17, 2008 at 10:07 pm (#808295)
wedding was fun,,, booey in a tux,,,,
Comment posted by mookie03 on August 17, 2008 at 10:08 pm (#808296)
yea booey…missed out too. But don’t worry, trivia night is a coming!
Comment posted by TLC on August 17, 2008 at 10:09 pm (#808297)
my back is itching soooooo much. i hate sunburn
Comment posted by Confused on August 17, 2008 at 10:09 pm (#808298)
PITTSBURGH — The acquisition of Luis Ayala on Sunday, though a mostly modest move, already has persuaded manager Jerry Manuel to put off additional thought about moving a member of the Mets’ rotation — John Maine — to the bullpen. Manuel hasn’t abandoned the notion, though.

And if the Mets learn the absence of Billy Wagner will extend beyond next weekend, Manuel may need to explore the possibility to a greater degree. For now, though, Maine is in a job assignment he clearly prefers. But he wouldn’t close to the door on serving as a closer.

Before he learned of the Ayala trade and some 24 hours before he was to start against the Pirates, Maine discussed the still low-probability possibility: “I’ll do it. If it’s beneficial for the team while we’re waiting for Billy to get back, I can’t say no.”

Maine added, “It’d be different,” and that difference intrigued him more than it appealed to him.

“I made three slop appearances with the Orioles,” he said. “The score wasn’t close, so I don’t know what it would be like. I’ve never been in a close situation without me starting the game. And I don’t know how I would handle getting up and sitting down. Not the physical part of it, the emotional part of gearing up and then not getting in the game. I guess you get used to it. But I don’t know. And I don’t know how I’d react to being responsible for someone else’s stuff [a starting pitcher’s potential victory].” Ever since Maine came to the Mets after the 2005 season, people in the organization have speculated about him as a closer. His swing-and-miss repertoire make him an attractive possibility. How he responds to a less-than-successful performance also might be an issue. He is particularly hard on himself, even when he wins.

But chances are, the opportunity will not be presented. And there is some ambivalence in him because of that.

“When things go bad down there [in the bullpen], I’d love to be a guy who could help,” he said. “But I like starting. And anyway, who knows if they’d welcome me down there?”
Comment posted by Athena on August 17, 2008 at 10:10 pm (#808300)
Athena likes tuxedos!

:-)
Comment posted by BOB A. BOOEY on August 17, 2008 at 10:10 pm (#808299)
ok ok sounds good mook,,,,
Comment posted by metswin2008 on August 17, 2008 at 10:11 pm (#808301)
And anyway, who knows if they’d welcome me down there?”

As long as you can nurse the same beer for an hour and a half like Heils they will welcome you. Thats the initiation for the pen, lol
Comment posted by BOB A. BOOEY on August 17, 2008 at 10:14 pm (#808302)
aahhhhh athena…. :) i was rockin the dance floor too,,, good times good times,,,,,
Comment posted by littlefallsmets on August 17, 2008 at 10:14 pm (#808303)
I still don’t get who the hell would start if Maine became the closer.

Stokes is a surprisingly acceptable mop-up man but he isn’t a starter on a team trying to squeak into the post-season.

It’s not like they just have this whole mess of off-days coming up where they’d only need one or two spot starts to make it work out.
Comment posted by Confused on August 17, 2008 at 10:15 pm (#808305)
jody, what haqppened to your hr swing?
Comment posted by sheadenizen on August 17, 2008 at 10:15 pm (#808304)
Another Pad rally begins….go pads! Jody Gerut gets a hit!
Comment posted by mookie03 on August 17, 2008 at 10:15 pm (#808306)
JODY
Comment posted by metswin2008 on August 17, 2008 at 10:15 pm (#808307)
Jody Gerut is a hitting icon. You cant blame Show, this kids the next ARod, lol
Comment posted by Athena on August 17, 2008 at 10:19 pm (#808308)
I’m out, Geeks! Good night everyone!

Go Pads!!!
Comment posted by Danny on August 17, 2008 at 10:19 pm (#808309)
Night Athena!
Comment posted by BOB A. BOOEY on August 17, 2008 at 10:19 pm (#808310)
gnight sweetie,,,,,
Comment posted by BOB A. BOOEY on August 17, 2008 at 10:21 pm (#808311)
jjjjeeeexxx stupid pads bullpen ,,,,,,
Comment posted by BOB A. BOOEY on August 17, 2008 at 10:26 pm (#808312)
double play yess,,,,,,
Comment posted by littlefallsmets on August 17, 2008 at 10:26 pm (#808313)
Arms ain’t the Padre problem.

Bats. Hats for bats. They leave the hats on.
Comment posted by BOB A. BOOEY on August 17, 2008 at 10:33 pm (#808314)
ok ok im out go pads,,,,,,
Comment posted by Jessica on August 17, 2008 at 10:45 pm (#808315)
Dear Padres,

Score two runs. It’s only fair after what you did to us in Petco.

Scoreboardwatchingly,
Jessica
Comment posted by TLC on August 17, 2008 at 10:53 pm (#808316)
damn, i got knocked off the internet here
Comment posted by Jessica on August 17, 2008 at 10:54 pm (#808317)
Can Luke Carlin be a hero?
Comment posted by DL on August 17, 2008 at 10:55 pm (#808318)
fuck the pods
Comment posted by TLC on August 17, 2008 at 10:56 pm (#808319)
no he cant. Carlin had no game plan that at bat
Comment posted by littlefallsmets on August 17, 2008 at 10:56 pm (#808320)
Aw well.

Six game winning streak, it’s hard to complain that the team in second-place couldn’t get beaten by the Padres.
Comment posted by Jessica on August 17, 2008 at 10:57 pm (#808321)
I guess not.

Good night everyone!
Comment posted by Danny on August 17, 2008 at 10:57 pm (#808322)
Swung at a slider down and in and then watched a fastball down the middle. Not smaht.
Comment posted by DL on August 17, 2008 at 11:01 pm (#808323)
i’m still waiting for the phillies bullpen collapse :(
Comment posted by TLC on August 17, 2008 at 11:24 pm (#808324)
Soooooooo, I’m bored
Comment posted by pj on August 17, 2008 at 11:31 pm (#808325)
Before the game, the Nationals traded RHP Luis Ayala to the New York Mets for a player to be named. The player coming to Washington is expected to be minor league INF Anderson Hernandez, who has yet to clear waivers.

old news?

byebye IPOR
Comment posted by pj on August 17, 2008 at 11:33 pm (#808326)
i drove from Erie, PA to Stone Harbor, NJ today. mapquest that shit
Comment posted by Future, now with a present J.D. on August 17, 2008 at 11:35 pm (#808327)
Just got back from Petco.

Dear God the Padres catcher tonight…Luke Carlin…he sucked balls.

Terrible throw into center field to let Rollins score.

:(

Padres cannot hit. In the 7th when they scored their lone run, Hairston is up with runners on first and second. Third basemen is playing on the outfield grass.

Does he bunt? No, he grounds into a double play.

Dude, what is wrong with you bastages turning down free hits? Take the free hit!!!

(And Zod, I’m sorry I said your sister was hot. Wait. No I’m not.)

And who cares if she is 17? JUST KIDDING!

(FLEES)
Comment posted by TLC on August 17, 2008 at 11:52 pm (#808328)
Night all. glad you got to NJ safely PJ. It was nice seeing you, along with everyone else of course.

That Padres catcher blows.